Fredericksburg Dentist -One Visit Crowns

Fredericksburg dentist Jason T. Lipscomb talks about One Visit Cerec crowns. http://www.fredericksburgdentist.com.
This is a recent case I worked on in mid June. I used Cerec technology to create a crown and deliver it in the same visit. The patient did not need a temporary, an impression, or a second visit. A normal crown usually takes up to three weeks to get back from the lab. A normal crown may even require the tooth to be numbed at the second visit to deliver the crown. Cerec crowns shouldn't be used for every crown, but they can be handy. Here is a tooth I treated a couple of weeks ago. The tooth has a visible crack and a large filling.











I prepared the tooth for the crown.










We spray a reflective powder on the tooth and take a picture of the tooth. The pictures of the preparation then render a 3-D model on which we design the crown.










The crown is made while the patient waits (aprox. 15 minutes). Then we deliver the crown and the patient is ready to go.






The patient has undergone all of the treatment in one appointment. No impression. No temporary. No need to be numbed again.
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Wegman's

Fredericksburg Dentist Jason Lipscomb talks about the community. We had a chance to go to the new Wegman's the other day. It is pretty amazing. I have never seen so many different choices. The sushi and crab cakes look great. I think the store will be a great asset to Fredericksburg. It was nice to see so many people shopping in a down economy, and so many people with new jobs!

Fredericksburg dentist -Composite "tooth colored" Restorations

Fredericksburg Dentist Jason T. Lipscomb talks about composite tooth colored restorations. http://www.fredericksburgdentist.com
Over the past couple of years more and more dentists have moved away from amalgam "silver" fillings and instead place composite "tooth colored" fillings. These types of fillings and filling materials have improved greatly over the years and can be used to fill a wide variety of cavities. Composite restorations are usually resin based and require adhesives to be placed. They come in many shades and can usually be matched to the existing tooth very well. Many people ask me if these types of fillings are better than amalgam fillings, but that is a loaded question. I think both have their purpose, and if used correctly, can make a great restoration. Here is a composite restoration I placed just the other day.
The decay is shown in the red circle. Decay is softer and less dense than tooth so it shows up as a dark shadow on the x-ray.










The decay can be seen on the top of the tooth. Decay often starts in natural fissures on the tooth surface.






The decay is removed with a high speed dental hand piece. We now place a dental etch, which will clean the surface and prepare it for dental adhesives. After the etch we place a primer, which will make the tooth more receptive to adhesives. Finally, we will place the bonding adhesive and cure it with a special ultraviolet dental light.




The final restoration is placed, cured and polished. The color matches well and looks very natural. The restoration is ready to chew!!
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